Agriculture
Report calls for short leash for dogs – and owners
Following a workshop with countryside rangers, dog training experts and farmers among others, new report by researchers at SRUC has called for changes to legislation and for guidance around livestock worrying to be reviewed.…
- SRUC
- 28/03/2024
SeedPod marks construction milestone
The new SeedPod industry innovation hub for north-east Scotland’s £2.4 billion food manufacturing sector has marked a major construction milestone. …
- SRUC
- 27/03/2024
Renewing Partnership: SRUC and Teagasc cultivate agricultural sustainability
SRUC's and Teagasc's meeting last week was not just a courtesy call; it was a testament to the enduring relationship that has been cultivated over the years, underscoring the vital role of ongoing collaboration in tackling contemporary agricultural challenges together.…
- Professor Wayne Powell
- 13/03/2024
"One-of-a-kind” consultant in first female awards final
A “one-of-a-kind” consultant from SRUC has been shortlisted as a finalist in the first ever National Women in Agriculture Awards.…
- SRUC
- 08/03/2024
Meeting of like minds between SRUC and Teagasc
Senior leaders from SRUC and Teagasc have been discussing future collaboration opportunities for the two organisations, which both play a vital role in providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the land-based sector.…
- SRUC
- 04/03/2024
African project wins SRUC’s Enterprise Challenge competition
An Edinburgh student looking to improve food systems in Africa has been named overall winner of the annual Enterprise Challenge competition run by SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 29/01/2024
Prime 11 in ALBAS final
Eleven SRUC students and apprentices from a range of subjects and campuses have been selected as finalists in this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).…
- SRUC
- 26/01/2024
Oregano oil and purple garlic prove perfect tonic for piglets
A recent study by scientists from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), the University of Murcia and the Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Development (IMIDA) found oregano essential oil and purple garlic offer similar or superior results to zinc oxide when added to weaning piglets' feed in to preventing and reducing digestive problems.…
- SRUC
- 22/01/2024
More action needed to achieve EU climate goals
A new report involving SRUC has recommended a series of actions to put the European Union on track towards climate neutrality.…
- SRUC
- 18/01/2024
Major research investment into national land use transformation
A first-of-its-kind consortium of 34 leading research and stakeholder organisations, including SRUC, has been established to help all four UK administrations address land use and agriculture as a major greenhouse gas emitting sector.…
- SRUC
- 16/01/2024
£100k research project to explore agricultural policy impacts on island communities
SRUC has been awarded a £100k research grant to gather the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes.…
- SRUC
- 09/01/2024
£500k project explores use of seaweed in chicken feed
SRUC is involved in a pioneering initiative to revolutionise poultry feed production by exploring the viability of a highly coveted red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed.…
- SRUC
- 18/12/2023